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#DCD212

#dcd212 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#dcd212 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 86.27% red, 82.35% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.55% magenta, 91.82% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 57.03°, with 84.87% saturation and 46.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.41.

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Relative luminance0.6135

Complementary

  1. #dcd212
  2. #121cdc

Split complementary

  1. #dcd212
  2. #1281dc
  3. #6d12dc

Analogous

  1. #dc6d12
  2. #dcd212
  3. #81dc12

Triadic

  1. #dcd212
  2. #12dcd2
  3. #d212dc

Tetradic

  1. #dcd212
  2. #1cdc12
  3. #121cdc
  4. #d212dc

Square

  1. #dcd212
  2. #12dc6d
  3. #121cdc
  4. #dc1281

Monochromatic

  1. #4f4b06
  2. #958f0c
  3. #dcd212
  4. #f0e84a
  5. #f6f191

Shades

#dcd212 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #dcd212
  2. #c6bd10
  3. #b0a80e
  4. #9a930d
  5. #847e0b
  6. #6e6909
  7. #585407
  8. #423f05
  9. #2c2a04
  10. #161502
  11. #000000

Tints

#dcd212 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #dcd212
  2. #e0d72a
  3. #e3db41
  4. #e7e059
  5. #eae471
  6. #eee989
  7. #f1eda0
  8. #f5f2b8
  9. #f8f6d0
  10. #fcfbe7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#dcd212 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #dcd212
  2. #d3ca1d
  3. #cac228
  4. #c0b933
  5. #b7b13e
  6. #aea949
  7. #a5a154
  8. #9c995f
  9. #92906a
  10. #898875
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3cfa4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5ca00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc3b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d124 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e6c98f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-dcd212 {
  color: #dcd212;
}
Background
.bg-dcd212 {
  background-color: #dcd212;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-dcd212 {
  border: 2px solid #dcd212;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #dcd212;
  --color-primary-rgb: 220 210 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 57 85% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-dcd212 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dcd212, #81dc12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-dcd212 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(220 210 18 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.68 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 6.31 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 6.54 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.66 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 6.80 #232ded Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Citrine
#dcd212  rgb(220, 210, 18)  hsl(57, 85%, 47%)  Citrine
#121cdc  rgb(18, 28, 220)  hsl(237, 85%, 47%)  Medium Blue
#12dcd2  rgb(18, 220, 210)  hsl(177, 85%, 47%)  Turquoise
#d212dc  rgb(210, 18, 220)  hsl(297, 85%, 47%)  Electric Purple